May – 2011 – the city arts and music project

Sweet

April

SWEET is a collaborative group exhibition fusing moving image and hand drawn illustration focusing on the playful nature of illustration, animation and the interaction of space. Driven by hand rendered and tangible image making, the artists involved are all greatly influenced and inspired by bold, bright colours and pattern. SWEET brings these individual techniques together in a vibrant and interactive way.

Oliver Dunn is a Leeds based artist specialising in hand drawn illustration. His bold line and patterns creep up canvases and wrap around trainers making ordinary everyday objects more fun.

Lynnie Zulu, a recent graduate from Kingston University, specialises in illustration. Lynnie’s use of bright colours and free flowing paint strokes bring her illustrations to life with a psychedelic tribal twist.

Sam Szulc, also based in Leeds, focuses on the hand drawn. Sam is influenced by folk art and low-tech style with a use of bold line drawing and bright paint strokes.

Matt Lloyd is a London based illustrator and animator who focuses on hand drawn illustration and will be creating a hand drawn 2D animation especially for the exhibition.

John Malcolm Moore, Tom Bunker & Ben Brown join forces to create mind blowing 3D animations and will be exhibiting their collaborative work as well as some individual pieces.

Stephany Pollard is a Leeds born, London based prop maker and artist driven by vivid colour, geometric shapes and shiny objects who will be creating a window installation for the exhibition.

Puck Collective

3rd – 16th March

Puck are a collective of illustrators who are showcasing original work in their first group show, which will be held at East London’s The CAMP from March 3rd until March 16th. Comprised of Puck illustrators Babycrow, Kristina Grundberg, Robbies Brown Shoes, Samuel Esquire and Patch Keyes, the show is an exciting and playful display of imagination and creativity.

Drawing inspiration from comic books and popular culture, Babycrow lives and works in London’s east end. Mixed media image maker Kristina experiments with colour, shape and form to create original projects. Patch is a print based illustrator working from his studio in the South West of England. From his studio in London illustrator Robbie’s Brown Shoes produces playful character based work. Historical references along with musical culture fuel Samuel’s creative process.

The private view will be a bit of a party too, as they’ll be DJing later on. They say ‘I think you ‘ll see some bold lines, bold colours and bold shapes. Both on paper and on the dance floor.’